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[quote=Anonymous]My DS is in 5th grade and has had an IEP since kindergarten for difficulties with reading and writing.  He can decode anything, but comprehension and inferences remain an issue.  He is reading a little more than a year behind grade level, and while he gets special ed instruction, he is not closing the gap very quickly.  He was just recently officially diagnosed with ADHD-inattentive and anxiety.

We have tried to encourage reading at home in any way that is pleasant, fun-loving and possible (even if it's just reading a magazine article about something he loves).  We read with him in his bedroom every night (half an hour of time with dad or mom where we can laugh and  share snippets of what we are reading).  He has just started reading the entire Diary of a Wimpy Kid series and, for the first time, really loves it and is getting all the nuances.

But my DH is terrified that with middle school coming up next year, he will just continue to fall further and further behind.  Do we engage a tutor at this point?  What else can we do?  Right now, we are still trying to find the right ADHD meds to help him focus, and he takes a very low dose of Prozac for the anxiety.
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